Kitchen cabinet



March 22, 1927. ,62 ,491

A 5. BURKE I KITCHEN CABINET Filed'lDeo. 19. 1 925 Sheets-Sheet 1 vINVENTOR. fb/r/A 52/542- "ATTORNEY.

March 22 1927. BURKE KITCHEN CABINET Filed Dec. 19. 1925 '2 Sheets-Sheet2 Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

" VTUNITIED sTAr-as "EDWIN B RKE, or DENVER}, COLORADO, sears-non TO THECOMPANY. I

MIDWEST, CABINET KITCHEN canines.

' Application fi led December is, 1925. Serial No. 7e,479

I This invention relates .to a cabinet for use in kitchens, and has forits principal ob ject the provision of a cabinet in which the varioussupplies will. be kept in bins from which they can be dispensed by theoperation of valves.

7 Another object of the inventionis to so construct these bins thattheyinay be read ily 3 refilled or cleaned.

Still another object isto provide visible means for indicatingthe natureof the contents ofjeachof the bins. a

A further object is to. provide agitating means in the bins'which willoperate simultaneously with the valves to loosen any packed materialsothat it will readily How. A still further object is to provide siftingmeans for such supplies as flour, meal, etc,

which will operate simultaneously with the discharge of the material.

With these and other. objects a View,

. which will become more apparent from the following description, Iwillnow proceed to describe my invention in detail, having referenceto theaccompanying drawings which form a part hereof. In these drawings, likeparts are designated by like numerals throughout. 1 a

h In the drawings; f a Figure ilis a perspective view of my completeinvention. 1

Fig.2is a detailview of the'bin bottom, looking upward, partially brokenaway to show the valve construction.

Fig. 3 .is ave'rtijcal section through one of the smaller supplybins,taken on the line 33, Fig. 1. i I V horizontal cross section throughFig. 4 is a a takenon the line 4-4,

' the bin of Fig. 3,

Fig. 3.

v Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section through one of the larger supplybins such as might be used for flour, meal, etc., taken on the andrefilling purposes.

I 15. These drawers and shelves are covered when not in use by means ofa series of to, allow the entire width of the cabinet to be openedwithout the necessity of unusually wide doors.

7 In the lower "portion. 12 of theicabinet,

compartments 19 are provided for pans,pots

and the i like; a drawer 20 for knives, forks, and other table ware, adrawer 21 which serves as a bread and cake box and a drawer 22 formiscellaneous supplies.

a Between the drawers 20, 21', and 22, and the compart-' ments 19, arefrigerator 23 is arranged, closed bymeans of a refrigerator door 24.The ice forthe refrigerator is placed upon a-shelf. 25 and drains fromthe cabinet through a' drain'pipe 26. By placing the refrigeratorbetween the drawers and compartments of the lower portion 12 of thecase, these drawers and compartments serve PATENT,'QFFICE? hinged doors16 and 17, the door 17 having I a third door.18 hinged upon its edge soas as insulating spaces and help to maintain a' low temperature in therefrigerator.'

Slidably mounted below the shelves 14,

a bin container 27 which is divided by means of a pluralityof'partitions 28, into a series of individual bins 29. The bins in theextremities of the container 27 are larger than the remaining bins andextend upwardly to thesecond shelf 14 of the upper section 10 of thecabinet. Thecontainer 27- is carried in the section 10 upon rollers 30'whichride on roller tracks 31 attached to the side members of thesection 10. With this construction, the entire bin container 27 may, bedrawn forward, as indicated in brokenline at 32, Fig. 5, so as to allowready access'to allfiof the bins for cleaning V Extending throughout thebin container '27, is afioor 33, having discharge openings 34 whichregister with the middle of each of. thebins, Each of the dischargeopenings 34 is. closed by means of a valve gate which slides in valveguides 36 secured to the bottom of the floor 33. .The gates are causedto pass over and away from the openings'34by means of valve handles 37having shafts 38, upon which, levers 39 are secured, below the floor 33.These levers are connected by means of connecting,

links 40 tothe gates 35, thus a one-fourth turn of any of the valvehandles 37, in

either direction, will fully: op'en the opening 34:- of that binan'd'allow the material therein to discharge through the opening.

' 7T0:prevent packing-ofvtheimaterial, an:

tively loosening the material therein so that itwill flow through theopenings34. Each of the agitators 41' is provided a scraper bar45whi'ch' contacts Withfthe jflO OI} *Patent' is and scrapes anymaterial thereon into the opening34. H l I Extending throughout thelength fot the contai'ner 27, below the botto'n 33, is} i 't'un-113M646, yi e s t "hath 01' c 1 operate ovensaid *scr'ee'n and move thebin ;contents thereon an operating handle Y arranged; to simultaneouslyfmove' said gate and said "agitator; and a istationary bar feX- thefunnels registers with one o f the openings and 'serves to guide the-jnaterial passing therethro'ugh into' anyfsii'itable container. v The'platef' lG entirely conceals the operating niechanisnr'ot theyalves'fand, since it is constructed'as a i'uiitfreadyaccess to theentire operating mechanism may be obtained by'the removal of itsretaining screws48. 1 v a ,1 H I It will be noted that the forward face42 of the bin is placed at an-a'ngle andoooper ates With an angularlyplaced bathing {t9 in the bins, to direct'the materiahtowardfthe opening'34. 'In the 'face l-Q'of each o'fjthe bins, a glass cup issecuredwhich'conr municates with the j bin interior in Which a portionof the material contained 1n the b n is retained This givesjafyisiblewithout the necessity of labels andi tlielikei 'F or theglass cups 50,com'mon co ffeeg'percolator tops are readily adaptable. v r

The flour and Ineal'bins at the extremities of the fcontainer '27, havethe san i efvalve construction as the bins previously described. Inthese bins, however, a" screen 51 is arranged over the opening 34andheldin place by afrarne '52. Asifterf53 rides on the screen 51 'a'ndisheldthereagainst by means of a crossbar Me fThe/sifter'53 is operatedfrom the lever 43 "onfthe valve Witlragitating bars 56 1111101 57whichserve to loosen i the prevent the container 27 "fromlbeing envcontained material iand draw it downward uponthe screen 51. To

"outer extremities of the gtracks; 81. This stop is-"held in place :by'screws so that it may be readily removed should it be desired t 0 IIPl6Qly;-; I.l9VQ h n ain HVVhile a specific form of the improvement hasbeen described and illustrated "herein; it is desired to be understoodthat "1. In aLkitchen cabinetia bin having an opening I in the "bottom"thereof; a screen covering said opening; a gatearranged to close; sadopening an agitatorarranged to tending ..over saidYo'p'ening "saidagitator arranged to slide "betwe'ensaid'jbar and said the bottom ofsaid bin provided with an opening; a-sub-floor arranged "below saidfirsttloor, said" first" floor projecting beyond the wall of said binaseries of funnelscarfriedby said-'sub fl'oor; a gate arranged to closesaid openin'g; a vertical shaft passing through said projecting beyondportion of "saidffioor; an operating handlebarrie'd on p sa'idshaft above sai'd iioor a" crank carried indication of the nature or" the b'incontents f "nectinglink between said crank and said gate. 7 l

3. In a kitchen cabinet abin; a floor in the bottom of said binprovidedwith an opening; a sub-floor arran'ge'djbeI W said the wallofsaid bin yaseries"oI"" funnels caryond portion of 'said 'fioor; and an agitator v'arrangetbabovesaid opening andeictending ed therewith. The sifter 5,3is provided through the forward face of said 'binto an operable cohtactwith' s aid operating handle.

In testimony whereof, 'I aflix my signature.

fEDWIN BURKE.

